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The Southern Andean Yungas consists of a mesic evergreen forest, with trees typically less than 15 metres (49 ft) tall. [citation needed] The species composition of the forests varies with elevation and precipitation. The foothill forests are a transition between the Yungas and the semi-arid Dry Chaco of the lowlands.
The Southern Andean Yungas begins in southern Bolivia and continues to the north of Argentina. It is a humid forest region between the drier Gran Chaco region to the east and the dry, high altitude Puna region to the west. Yungas are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests.
These Yungas, (otherwise known as the Tucumano-Oranense forest) are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Located at the Ledesma Department on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills, with an area of 76,306 ha (763.06 km 2 ; 294.62 sq mi), It is the largest national park in the Argentine Northwest .
Flora of the Southern Andean Yungas (8 P) Pages in category "Southern Andean Yungas" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The Southern Andean Yungas montane forests extend from 1500 to 2000 meters elevation. Andean alder (Alnus acuminata subsp. acuminata) is the predominant tree, forming pure stands in places. The Central Andean puna montane grasslands cover higher elevations, and there is snow-covered mountain terrain at 5,000 m (16,000 ft). [4] [3]
The Yungas — a tropical forest ecoregion of the Amazon rainforest and Tropical Andes, in the Upper Amazon region of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
In the south large areas of the ecoregion are found within the Central Andean puna and Southern Andean Yungas. To the east the dry forests transition into the Dry Chaco ecoregion. Further north smaller areas of the ecoregion are found in contact with the Central Andean dry puna, Central Andean wet puna and Bolivian Yungas. [1]
The Yungas guan is found on the east side of the Andes in the Southern Andean Yungas of southwestern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It inhabits subtropical evergreen forest from below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) up to approximately 1,900 m (6,200 ft).